Music-stand.



Patented Nov.- 26, 190i. A. KRAUTH.

MUSIC STAND.

(Applicaiion filed June 5, 1901.)

2 Sheds-Sheet I.

(No Model.)

Witnesses Inventor Attorney- WmS 5114) No. 687,244. Ptented Nov. 26, l90l. A. KRAUTH.

MUSIC STANIL (Application fllad June 5, 1901.)

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT KRAUTI-I, OF HAMILTON, OI -IIO.

MUSIC-STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 687,244, dated November 26, 1901.

Application filed June 5, 1901.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT KRAUTH, a citizen of the United States, residing in Hamilton, Butler county, Ohio, (post-office address, Hamilton, Ohio,) have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Music-Stands, of which the following is a specification.

My invention pertaining to music-stands will be readily understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the upper portion or rack of my improved music-stand Fig. 2, a side elevation of the leg portion of the stand; Fig. 3, a vertical section of the telescopic standard, and Fig. 4 a perspective view of the entire stand.

In the drawings, 1 indicates the base-tube of the standard; 2, the footpiece, fast on the lower end thereof; 3, the legs, preferably three in number, with their upper ends pivoted in footpiece 2, these legs being adapted to project downward, leg like, or to be folded up alongside tube 1; 4, a collar fast on tube 1 some distance above foot 2; 5, a runner sliding on tube 1 above the collar; 6, braces with their upper ends pivoted to the runner 5 and having their lower ends pivoted to intermediate portions of legs 3; 7, a springlatch pivoted to runner 5 and having its lower end beveled and hooked to engage under collar 4 and prevent the rising of the runner; 8, a standard-tube adapted to slide freely within base-tube 1; 9, vertical slits in the lower end of tube 8, dividing the end of the tube into four tongues, which tongues are somewhat spread or swelled to produce external convexities to snugly flt the interior of base-tube 1; 10, a bent wire spring disposed within the slitted end of tube 8 and having its opposite branches soldered to two opposite tongues formed by the slitting; 11, a similar spring longer than the first one, disposed within the slitted end of the tube in a plane at right angles to the first spring, the arms of this longer spring being soldered to the remaining pair of tongues formed by the slitting; 12, an upper standard-tube sliding within tube 8; 13, the slitted and spring-provided lower end of tube 12, similar in construction to the lower end of tube 8; 14:, the music-rack of generally ordinary folding con- Serial No. 63,187. (No model.)

struction; 15, the vertical central member thereof; 16, a leg having its upper end pivoted to the rear of the rack and having its lower end adapted to engage tube 12, the leg 16being of such length as to serve as a supporting-leg for the music-rack when the latter is set upon an ordinary surface--as, for instance, the top of a piano; 17, a cross-pin in leg 16 adapted to limit the descent of the leg within tube 12, and 18 a slotted brace pivoted to the rear of the rack below the pivot of leg 16 and having a series of teeth in the upper wall of the slot adapted to be selectively engaged by a pin projecting from the side of leg 16.

When the rack is used without the standard, then leg 16 is adjusted upon its pivot to give the desired inclination to the rack, and is thus held by brace 18. When the rack is to be folded, then the brace and leg 16 fold down against the back of the rack, the downward folding motion of the leg causing the simultaneous downward folding motion of the slotted brace. When the rack is to be used on the standard, then leg 16 is set within tube 12 of the standard and the brace 18 again serves in providing for and securing the angular adjustment of the rack. The forming of the standard-tubes with tongues at their lower ends in conjunction with the springs secured to the tongues provides the lower end of each tube with a self-expanding capacity adapted to nicely fill theinterior of the tube within which it slides, thus securing a sufficient degree of friction to properly support the standard-tubes in longitudinally-adj usted relationship. Much practical difliculty has been found in finding any satisfactory arrangement for properly holding these telescopic tubes and still permit of their ready adjustment. When the standard is in use, latch 7 catches under collar 4, as seen in Fig. 2, and maintains the legs in position. By releasing the latch then the runner slides up on tube 1, the braces 6 and the legs folding up against that tube. By sliding the runner downward the collar arrests it with the legs in proper standing position and the latch catches automatically under the collar.

I claim as my-invention 1. In a music-stand, the combination, substantially as set forth, of a standard, a foldiug rack having a vertical central member, a leg having its upper end pivoted to the back of said member and having its free end adapted to rest directly upon a horizontal surface along with said rack whereby the rack and leg together serve in supporting the structure, the free end of said leg being also adapted to engage said standard, and a brace pivoted to the rear of said central member and adjustably engaging an intermediate portion of said leg, said brace serving to prevent the spreading of the leg from the rack when the device is directly supported upon a horizontal surface, and to prevent the improper movement of the rack toward the leg when the device is supported on the standard, said leg and brace being adapted to fold against said central member.

2. In a music-stand, the combination, substantially as set forth, of a rack, a standardtube, a tube adapted to slide therein and havin gits lower end longitudinally slitted to form opposite tongues, and a pair of wire springs disposed Within the slitted end of said tube in planes at right angles to each other and having their arms secured to the interior surfaces of said tongues.

3. In a music-stand, the combination, substantially as set forth, of a rack, a standardtube, a foot fast on the lower end of said tube, legs having their upper ends pivoted to said foot, a runner sliding on said tube above said foot, braces having their upper ends pivoted to said runner and having their lower ends pivoted to intermediate portions of said legs, a collar fast on said tube between said runner and foot and adapted to arrest said runner in downward position corresponding with the standing position of the legs, and a springlatch pivoted to the runner and provided with a hook adapted to engage below said collar.

ALBERT KRAUTl-I.

lVitnesses:

JAMES W. SEE, M. S. BELDEN. 

